Congressmen ask Obama to let farmers out of CRP contracts

With rising demand for grains and more severe drought conditions, Congressmen have sent a letter to President Obama asking him to release farmers of their Conservation Reserve Program contracts so they can use the land for planting.

Congressman Devin Nunes (R-CA) and 25 of his House colleagues recognized the need to enhance U.S. grain production as the country is paying more for food and government officials are predicting low supplies.

Even as U.S. farmers are expecting to plant 92 million acres, grain supplies are falling, leading livestock producers to pay more to feed animals and raising the grocery bill for American consumers.

“Americans deserve a government that plans for the future. That means responding to threats of grain shortages, not just predicting them. Releasing some land from CRP contract will provide an infusion of additional production that is desperately needed. It’s a decision the President can make and one he should act upon as quickly as possible,” said Rep. Devin Nunes.